Drain the soaked papaya well and place in a bowl lined with 2 paper towels to absorb excess water.

In a large mortar and pestle, pound the garlic and chilies until there are no big chunks left.

Add the palm sugar and mash until it turns into a wet paste.

Add the long beans and pound until they are broken. Add the shrimp and 1/2 of the peanuts - pound to break up the peanuts slightly.

Then add the fish sauce, tamarind juice, and lime juice. Be sure to add the squeezed lime skin into the mortar for extra lime flavor (do not eat skin).

Stir with a large spoon to completely dissolve the sugar. Add the julienned papaya and the tomatoes into the mortar. Mix ingredients using the pound and flip method.

Once everything is mixed and tomatoes are slightly crushed, plate the Thai papaya salad. Top with other 1/2 of roasted peanuts.

If you do not have a large mortar and pestle, create a makeshift version.

First, finely chop some of the ingredients. Then use a cylindrical wooden kitchen utensil as the pestle and a stainless steel bowl as the mortar.

What is Palm Sugar?

Palm sugar comes from the sap of palm trees - more specifically from the sap that is present in the flowers of various palm trees. Palm sugar is a more nutrient dense type of unrefined sweetener.

Palm sugar has a glycemic index rating of 35 which also makes it a low glycemic sweetener. And it is known for its deep rich flavor that is similar to caramel and butterscotch.

This sweetener is minimally processed, so palm sugar contains minerals like zinc, iron, copper, and potassium. As well as B vitamins.

Palm sugar is called jaggery in India and is often referred to as coconut sap sugar in America. However, palm sugar doesn't always come from the coconut palm tree. If you can't find authentic palm sugar, you can use maple sugar, brown sugar, or a rich tasting raw honey.

Hawaii Style Green Thai Papaya Salad

Organic Ingredients:

8 oz. of Julienned Green Papaya (Non-GMO dark green papaya)

2 Cloves of Garlic (rough chop)

1 Tbsp. of Dried Shrimp (rough chop)

2 Thai Chili Peppers or Hawaiian Chili Peppers (seeded & chopped)

1/8 cup Fresh Lime Juice

2 Tbsp. of Fish Sauce

2 Tbsp Brown Sugar or Palm Sugar

Red Roma Tomato (thinly sliced)

Bunch of Fresh Cilantro

Roasted Peanuts

Instructions:

First peel the green papaya and then use a mandolin or your knife to julienne the papaya.

Crush the garlic, dried shrimp, and chilies to make a paste - then add to a small mixing bowl.